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J. W. EVERS. PORTABLE STALL.

Patented Aug. 12, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEF JOHN W. EVERS, OF RAHWAY, NEWV JERSEY.

PORTABLE STALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,329, dated August 12, 1890. Application filed January 9, 1890. Serial No. 336,338- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. EVERS, of Rahway, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Portable Stall, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved stall which is simple and durablein construction and easily and quickly set up or knocked down, for use in railroadcars, vessels, &c., for the convenient transportation of horses, cattle, and other animals.

The invention consists in certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will bedesoribed hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of the improvement as applied to a railroad-car. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on theline m oc'of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line y y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is. an enlarged side elevation of one of the partitions and a post, parts being in sectron. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the partitions, and Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the posts.

As shown in the drawings, the improvement is applied to a railroad-car; but it may equally well be used in sailing-vessels or steamships.

The railroad-car A, of any approved construction, is adapted to receive a series of posts B, each of which is provided on its lower end with a metallic plate 0, having in its middle a downwardly extending. lug 0, adapted to fit in a correspondingly-shaped aperture D, formed in a plate D, secured by suitable means to the floor A, preferably let into the latter so as to present no obstruction on the floor of the car when the stalls are removed. The pin 0' is preferably square, so as to prevent the posts B from turning.

On the upper end of each post B is secured a nutE, in which screws a screw-rod F, adapted to extend into a corresponding vertical aperture formed in the upper end of the post B. Near the outer end of the screw-rod F is held a suitable handle F for conveniently turning the screw-rod F in the nut E, so as to screw the said screwrod farther into or out of the post.

On the extreme outer end of the screw-r0 F is formed centrally a pin F adapted to fit into a correspondingly-shaped recess G, formed in a metallic plate G, adapted to be fastened to the roof A of the car. The plate G is located vertically above the metallic plate D, previously mentioned, so that the post B when set up stands vertically. Between the two posts which stand opposite each other in a longitudinal line in the car, as plainly shown in Fig. 1, is placed a partition H, preferably made of a number of boards fastened together at their ends by metallic bindings I, each of which is provided with headed bolts or hooks J, adapted to engage apertures K in metallic plates K, fastened to the inner side of the posts B.

Each of the metallic plates K has the upper part of its aperture K sufficiently large to admit the head of the bolt J, while the lower part of the aperture is only wide enough to admit the shank of the bolt, so that when the partition is put in place the head passes through the enlarged part of the opening K and then extends into a recess B, formed in the post, after which the partition is dropped down until the shanks of the bolts J rest in the narrow lower end of the opening K of each plate K. (See Fig. 4.)

WVhen the posts 13 are set up in one end of the car A, as shown in Fig. 1, four stalls can be formed when the three partitions H are placed in position, as the sides A of the car form the sides for the outermost stalls. back of each stall is formed by the end A of the car, and when the animals are in place in the stalls a post L, similar in construction to the post B, is placed transversely across the front of the several front posts B, so as to prevent the animals from leaving their stalls. This horizontally-extending transverse post L is provided with a number of feed-bags N, secured to the post in any suitable manner and serving for feeding the animals during transportation.

The rear posts B may-remain fixed in the cars, as they will not be in the way when the car is used for other purposes. The transverse post L is fitted with its lug G into a The plate D, fastened to one of the side beams of the ear, and the screw-rod F on the opposite end of the post L is adapted to engage a plate G, also secured in one of the side beams of the car.

Vhen the stalls are set up in the middle of the car A, as shown in Fig. 1, then the rear posts B are provided with cleats O, in which are held transversely-extending partitions P, which form the back for the stalls, the front of the latter being formed by the transverse post L. In order to set up one of the posts 15, the operator screws the screw-rod F inward into the post 13, so as to permit the operator to set the post B in a vertical position with the pin or lug O engaging the corresponding aperture D in the plate D. Then the operator turns the handle F so as to screw the screw-rod F outward until its pin F engages the corresponding recess in the plate G. The post is then securely set up in the car. The partitions II and P are then put in place by engaging their hooks J with the apertured plates K on the said posts 13.

hen the operator desires to place horses in the stalls, the transverse post L is not in place, thus enabling the animals to go to their stalls. Vhen the animals are in place, the posts L are set in a horizontal position in a manner similar. to the posts B.

hen the car or vessel is to be used for other purposes than the transportation of animals, the stalls are taken down by screwing the screwrods F inward to disconnect the posts, which then can be readily removed with the partitions H and P.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A portable stall comprising a series of posts each provided at one end with-a screwrod for fastening the posts in place in a car or vessel, partitions adapted to be hooked on two opposite posts to form the sides of :the stalls, an'auxiliary post adapted to be placed in a horizontal position across the front row of posts to lock the animals in place in the stalls, and feed bags or troughs held on this auxiliary post, substantially as shown and described.

. JOHN W. EVERS. Witnesses:

THEo. G. Hosrnn, C. SEDGWICK. 

